ᐅ Faucet without a mixer? Separate hot and cold taps only?

I am currently looking for new faucets, starting with the bathroom. Right now, there is a common single-lever mixer, but in our case, the water is either hot/warm or cold and should not be mixed—or it would be pointless.

Is there another solution besides having two cold water taps connected separately to the respective pipes, since washbasins usually only have one hole?

Basically something like the old-style taps with turn knobs on the left and right, but without the turning handles. Maybe with push buttons?

It should be a bit modern. Also, you don’t want to have to turn the taps for ages until the strongest flow finally comes out.

I have also thought about sensor faucets, but I’m bothered by the batteries.

Somehow, I am missing the right term to search for (searching for “two-temperature faucet” or “faucet without mixer” returns no results).

Tara, the classic model from Dornbracht, meets this exactly.

Hello Elina, I’ve been trying to understand the reasons why you want it like this.. ??? And what is the problem with swinging a single-lever mixer all the way to the right or left? Best regards, Steffi

Hello,

Elina schrieb:
Basically something like the old faucets with rotary controls on the left and right but without the turning knobs.

I’m also having trouble picturing your idea of a "digital water" faucet, but the local bookstore does offer something like that—try searching for "DP bath - basin faucet Almendro series, 1 piece, bronze, GCB001." You could also check the online marketplace if you search for "bathroom faucet two-handle retro mixer guest toilet basin nostalgic new," which might offer some options. Retro and not exactly stylish, but useful as a reference.
And an image search on that big search engine from the USA can show you many good results if you look for "two-handle basin faucet."

Kermit

Steffi33 schrieb:
Hello Elina, I’ve been trying to figure out why you want it that way.. ??? And what’s the problem with swiveling a single-lever mixer all the way to the right or left? Best regards, Steffi

The hot water temperature is set directly at the heat generator, so it wouldn’t make sense to mix the expensive heated water back down with cold water. Swiveling is of course possible with a single-lever mixer—we do that currently—but you can also set intermediate positions, which we don’t need, so that would just be unnecessary. The same goes for the shower, actually; we would only need an on/off button because the water temperature is set precisely at the heat generator. By the way, I find that very practical. In the past, living in rental apartments, you had to twist the controls endlessly until you found the right temperature—and even then, it didn’t stay constant, so you had to keep adjusting, including the annoying moments when the water suddenly turned ice cold or scalding hot.

Our system now consistently delivers hot water at 42°C (108°F), which is fine for all purposes. If it needs to be hotter, I can briefly set it to 60°C (140°F), and the temperature adjusts immediately, or down to 37°C (99°F) in summer. This also saves energy, and the lack of constant adjustments saves water.

@Kermit
I’ll take a look at two-handle faucets! This Retro Almendro is exactly what I don’t want—twist controls. You keep twisting and twisting... But the general direction is about right. It would just need buttons where pressing one instantly delivers full water flow.

Hello,
Putting aside the fact that the same temperatures could lead to a divorce or worse...

Elina schrieb:
In the past, in rental apartments, you had to endlessly adjust the controls until you finally reached the right temperature

Thermostats help with that. We have been using them for a long time. There is no tedious readjusting. But okay, everyone prefers it their own way.

Kermit